Okay….that title sounded so great when I typed it. Wishful thinking is what it was. I would love to say that I’ve been happily busy, typing away, glued to my computer, cranking out page after page of the next, best great novel. But unfortunately, that is far from the truth.
Unlike last week, I actually did get a chance to do a little writing 
and I finished up my edits for my Xmas Cobb story. Whoohoo! Still waiting anxiously on the cover art. I can’t wait to see what the artist comes up with. I had so much fun writing that story. I’m also still waiting to hear back on a submission. Picture me bitting my nails and/or twiddling my thumbs on that one. Time is winding down for the Brava contest. Trying to finish that one up too. I still have 15 days so I’m not panicking yet. I’m determined to enter that contest this year and I think I have a really good story too. But like Dayna said yesterday….that could easily change to “this sucks” by the middle of next week. We writers are a fickle bunch.
I did manage to squeeze in some family time today. The hubby and I took the kids to the park, walked a nature trail (ran a across a baby snake **ick**), and watched the kids tire themselves out playing on the playground. It was the one-year old’s first time at the park. On the nature trail the hubby wanted to play mini-indy-500 with the stroller. Scared me half to death, but the little one enjoyed it. Laughed himself silly. Go figure. Maybe it’s a guy thing.
Well, that’s my weekly recap. One of these Saturday’s I’ll actually post earlier in the day. That - doing your post and getting it to post early Sat morning - has never worked for me. When I try to do that I usually end up staring at a blinking cursor. Those midnight posts I did a while back were pretty fun. Night owl tendences I suppose. I think my brain enjoys that time of the day best. For some reason creativity always sparks. However, it usually “sparks” on a Sunday when I have to get up the next morning at 5 a.m. It’s that whole fickle writer thing again I think. What about you? Is there a certain time of the day when you brain “turns on” and doesn’t want to stop?
Hope you had great day!
September 15th, 2007 at 11:46 pm
Um 3am, but I ignore my brain when it does that!
Glad you got some family time. And yes, Lyric, I think it’s a guy thing.
September 16th, 2007 at 8:10 am
Ah, yes! Stroller Speeding! It’s a guy thing. Mine always loved it too. Unfortunately, now he wants Daddy to go fast in the car!!!!
Sounds like you are rockin’ and rollin’ with the stories. Can’t wait to read your Christmas story! One of these days I will actually make that deadline. I’m trying to finish my Brava, too. You aren’t alone there. I bet they’ll get a couple hundred more entries in before the deadline is up!
I must have absolute quiet to write well, but first thing in the AM I’m a bit too tired, so I would say my optimum writing times are during the day while the family is GONE. I love them, but they are not conducive to writing…
September 19th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Oh good…the hubby is NOT alone in his insanity then. It’s nice to hear that. Speaking of brain shutting off….mine would NOT shut off last night. And it wasn’t about writing either…it’s about the class I’m taking. I don’t think I slept a uninterrupted two-hour stretch at all last night.
And I bet Brava gets a gazillion entries. And families…while we love them…ARE NOT condusive to writing.. AT ALL.
I have so many fires burning right now, I don’t know how I’m going to get anything completed.